List of numbered roads in York Region

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York Region, located in southcentral Ontario, Canada, assigned approximately 50 regional roads, each with a number ranging from 1 to 99. All expenses of York Regional Roads (for example, snow shovelling, road repairs, traffic lights) are funded by the York Region government. Several new roads were assumed by the region include King–Vaughan Town Line and Kirby Sideroad. Most north-south roads originating in Toronto retains the proper names from south of Steeles Avenue.

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Roads on Georgina Island are maintained by Chippewas of Georgina Island First Nation despite the island being within York Region.

Roads are generally paved with some gravel roads in less populated areas. Before the 20th Century most cleared roads were dirt roads.

Types of roads

King's Highways

There are 161 kilometres (100 mi) of provincially maintained highways, termed "provincial highways" or "King's Highways" [1] [2]

As in the rest of Ontario, the provincially maintained highways in York Region are designated with a shield-shaped sign topped with a crown. The highway number is in the centre, with the name ONTARIO below. These signs are known as shields . [3]

Provincially maintained highways generally have greater construction standards than municipally or locally maintained roads. [4] Although they are usually one lane in either direction, several short sections with two lanes in one direction as a passing lane exist along the highways.

York Region is also home to three 400-series highways, which are controlled-access freeways.

Toll highway

York Region is home to a privately-maintained (but provincially-owned) toll freeway, the 407 ETR. The freeway crosses the Region east-west near the southern border. Toll rates vary depending on the section, time of day, and mileage driven.

Regional Roads

York Regional Roads are signed with a flowerpot-shaped sign, as are most regional and county roads in Ontario. The road number appears in the centre of the sign, with the word REGION above and the word YORK below. Like King's Highways, these signs are known as shields. [3] As par standard practice in regional municipalities, they run through and are signed in urban areas in addition to rural areas.

King's Highways

The following is a list of provincially maintained highways in York Region. Communities are ordered by where the route encounters them (either from south to north or from west to east).

RouteLengthWestern/Southern TerminusEastern/Northern TerminusMunicipalities/
Communities
Comments
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Ontario 48.svg Highway 48 5836Major Mackenzie Drive (York Regional Road 25)Durham Regional Road 23Markham, Whitchurch-Stouffville (Stouffville), Whitchurch-Stouffville (Ballantrae), East Gwillimbury (Mount Albert), Georgina (Sutton)
Ontario 404.svg Highway 404 4427Steeles AvenueWoodbine Avenue (York Regional Road 8)Richmond Hill, Markham, Aurora, Newmarket, Whitchurch-Stouffville, East Gwillimbury, GeorginaHighway 404 forms the eastern/western borders of part of Richmond Hill/Markham, Richmond Hill/Whitchurch-Stouffville, Aurora/Whitchurch-Stouffville, Newmarket/Whitchurch-Stouffville, and part of Newmarket/East Gwillimbury.
Ontario 400.svg Highway 400 3220Steeles AvenueCanal RoadVaughan, King (King City)
Ontario 9.svg Highway 9 15.59.6Caledon-King Townlineeast of Highway 400King (Schomberg)Forms the border between York Region and Simcoe County between Caledon-King Townline and Canal Road.
Ontario 427.svg Highway 427 95.6Steeles AvenueMajor Mackenzie Drive (York Regional Road 25)Vaughan
Ontario 7.svg Highway 7 31.9Reesor RoadYork-Durham Line (York Regional Road 30; Durham Regional Road 30)Markham (Locust Hill)

Privately owned freeway

RouteLengthWestern/Southern TerminusEastern/Northern TerminusMunicipalitiesComments
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407 Express Toll Route Traffic Sign.svg 407 Express Toll Route 4125Highway 50 (Peel Regional Road 50; York Regional Road 24)York-Durham Line (York Regional Road 30)Vaughan, Richmond Hill, MarkhamPrivately-owned toll freeway

Georgina Island

The main arterial road is a series of different named roads:

Boundaries of York Region

Georgina Island, Fox Island and Snake Island are within York Region, but are also part of the Chippewas of Georgina Island First Nation.

Regional Roads

Regional road #Proper Name [6] Western/Northern terminusEastern/Southern terminusMunicipalitiesAdditional notes/Traffic
York Regional Road 1.svg
Yonge Street York Region/Simcoe County boundary Steeles Avenue Markham, Vaughan, Richmond Hill, Aurora, Newmarket, East Gwillimbury Formerly Highway 11. This road is the central divider of York Region (and Toronto, from where it continues). Very busy road (especially in Richmond Hill, Markham, and Vaughan). Yonge Street turns off York Road 1 south of Holland Landing and is signed York Road 51, while York Road 1 continues northwest to Bradford in Simcoe County. The Viva Blue BRT line serves Yonge Street.
York Regional Road 3.svg
Kennedy Road Lake Drive East in Georgina Steeles AvenueMarkham, Whitchurch–Stouffville, East Gwillimbury, GeorginaContinues from Toronto. Before naming it was the 6th Line. Former sections of Kennedy before the present alignment include Old Kennedy Road, Fresno Circuit, and Main Street Unionville. Section bypassing Main Street Unionville was briefly named Unionville By-pass. York Regional Road status was interrupted between Davis Drive (continues briefly north to dead end) and Herald Road. [7] The interruption due to the existence of the Bendor and Grave Tract (York Regional Forest), created by re-forestation of developed land acquired by the province beginning in 1924. [8] Pheasant Run Golf Course's eastern end overlaps roadway. Its length is 68km (including Toronto parts of Kennedy road)
York Regional Road 6.svg
Keele Street Lloydtown-Aurora RoadSteeles AvenueVaughan, King Continues from Toronto. Unsigned road continues north of Lloydtown-Auroa Road as to King Street then becomes 4th Concession Road ending just before the Holland River. Briefly across the Holland River is a short roadway called Keele Lane which end shortly at Tornado Road.
York Regional Road 7.svg
Highway 7 York Region/Peel Region BoundaryReesor RoadVaughan, Richmond Hill, MarkhamThis route is a heavily travelled route, especially between Highway 400 and McCowan Road in Vaughan, Richmond Hill, and Markham. Most of Viva Purple and Viva Pink run on Highway 7. This route was part of Ontario Highway 7 before the 1997 downloadings. Portions in Markham was once called Wellington Street (short section exists south of 7 at Markham Road). Ontario Highway 7 continues east of Reesor Road.
York Regional Road 8.svg
Woodbine Avenue Lake Drive North in GeorginaSteeles Avenue /
Highway 404
Markham, Whitchurch–Stouffville, GeorginaRuns closely parallel to Highway 404. Formerly continued south into Toronto, with that section today incorporated into Highway 404, which was constructed on a separate alignment to the west through York Region. Connects with the highway south of Steeles with directional ramps. In 2010, the Woodbine Avenue By-Pass, was opened to preserve the community of Victoria Square in Markham as urbanization encroached; with the old alignment renamed Victoria Square Boulevard', though the bypass was redesignated as part of Woodbine Avenue proper in 2015. [9] [10] [11] Several former road stub exists with new names after various realignments: Union Street, in Gormley south of Stouffville Road.
York Regional Road 8A.svg
Baseline RoadWoodbine AvenueDalton RoadGeorginaRoad is a suffixed route that runs east-west and defaults from Woodbine Avenue (RR #8), (with a turn required for traffic to continue along Woodbine). The road is also secretly designated as number #88. [6] Road name derived from early road surveying commonly used in the 19th and early 20th Centuries in Ontario.
York Regional Road 9.svg
Dalton Road
Main Street Sutton (High Street)
Lake Drive East Highway 48 GeorginaTwo of the roads pass through the centre of the village of Sutton. Richard Dalton was a landowner in nearby Virginia located near the Roman Catholic Church along the route from Highway 48 east of Sutton. [12]
York Regional Road 11.svg
King RoadYork Region/Peel Region BoundaryYonge StreetRichmond Hill, KingIt passes through King City, Nobleton and Oak Ridges. Named for Major John King, British Under-Secretary of State. Formerly 14th Sideroad.
York Regional Road 12.svg
Don Mills Road
Leslie Street
The Queensway
Metro Road South and Morton AvenueSteeles AvenueMarkham, Richmond Hill, Aurora, Newmarket, East Gwillimbury, GeorginaContinues from Toronto as Don Mills Road at Steeles Avenue and becomes Leslie Street north of John Street. Becomes The Queensway and passes through the centre of Keswick. This section is proposed to be renamed Main Street Keswick in the future. Leslie Street also continues from Toronto, but a short section north of Steeles is bypassed and/or broken (hence the portion following Don Mills Road) due to geography including (German Mills Park, Duncan Creek) and the German Mills residential area; section from Steeles to slightly north of Simonston Boulevard was once part of German Mills Road. The section of Leslie from Steeles to Waterloo Court is not part of the regional road. All sections of Leslie in Markham were once signed as 3rd Line. [13]
York Regional Road 13.svg
Mount Albert Road
Bradford Street
Holland Landing RoadYork–Durham LineEast GwillimburyConnects Holland Landing, Sharon and Mount Albert
York Regional Road 14.svg
Stouffville Road
Main Street Stouffville
King–Vaughan Line
Pine Valley DriveYork–Durham LineRichmond Hill, Whitchurch–StouffvilleIt passes through the centre of Gormley and Stouffville. It is one of the busiest rural roads in York Region. Named for Stouffville founder Abraham Stouffer. Regional Road status interrupted between Bathurst and Yonge Streets. [6] Formerly as known as Whitchurch Town Line before merger of Whitchurch-Stouffville.
York Regional Road 15.svg
Wellington Street
Aurora Road
Dufferin Street York–Durham LineKing, Aurora, Whitchurch–StouffvillePasses through the centre of Aurora. The Aurora GO Station can also be found on this road.

Follows or formerly known as 17th Sideroad.

York Regional Road 16.svg
Lloydtown-Aurora Road Highway 27 Bathurst Street KingAccessible to Highway 400, links Aurora and Lloydtown.

From Highway 27 to 8th Concession it follows the 19th sideroad. At the 8th, to avoid Pottageville swamp, it curves diagonally southwards until it reaches 7th Concession road. From the 7th to 5th Concession Road (Jane St), it runs roughly due east, between sideroads. At Jane St, it turns south until it reaches the former 18th sideroad. Turning east again, it follows the former 18th to Dufferin (3rd Concession). At Dufferin, it turns east, running on 17th sideroad.

York Regional Road 17.svg
Islington Avenue Major Mackenzie DriveSteeles AvenueVaughanContinues from Toronto. Mostly running along the Humber River, this road is steep at times with many curves. North of Major Mackenzie the road is not signed and merges with Highway 27 north of Nashville Road.
York Regional Road 18.svg
Park RoadHedge Road in Georgina Ravenshoe Road Georgina The road passes through Sibbald Point Provincial Park, and accessible to Highway 48
York Regional Road 19.svg
Green LaneBathurst Street Woodbine Avenue East GwillimburyFormer northern terminus of Highway 404, on which it is marked as a truck route to Highway 400. Not to be mistaken for road of the same name in Markham.
York Regional Road 21.svg
Pefferlaw Road Highway 48 Lake Ridge Road (York Region/Durham Region Boundary)GeorginaPasses through the centre of Pefferlaw
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(Unsigned)
Highway 50 Mayfield Road (Peel Regional Road 14) /
Albion-Vaughan Road
Steeles AvenueVaughanFormerly provincial Highway 50. Unsigned as a York regional road, but signed as Peel Road 50, which it shares jurisdiction with, as it forms the boundary between York and Peel Regions. Continues north from Toronto's Albion Road.
York Regional Road 25.svg
Major Mackenzie DriveHighway 50York–Durham Line Vaughan, Richmond Hill, Markham Major suburban thoroughfare in Markham and Vaughan spanning the width of the Region. Once called Markham Road as the eastern end reached into Markham. Now named after Major Addison Alexander "Lex" Mackenzie, a former provincial politician and First World War veteran. [14]
York Regional Road 26.svg
St. John's Sideroad
18th Sideroad
Bathurst Street Woodbine Avenue Aurora, Whitchurch–Stouffville No access to Highway 404 with overpass only.
York Regional Road 27.svg
Highway 27 Highway 9 or York Region/Simcoe County boundary Eglinton Avenue Toronto, Vaughan, King Formerly Highway 27 (referred to as Simcoe County Road 27 in Simcoe County). In Vaughan and King, it generally follows the former 9th Concession Road.
York Regional Road 29.svg
Gamble Road
19th Avenue
Kirby Road
Bathurst StreetLeslie Street Richmond Hill, Markham, Vaughan One of the rural roads in York Region, and extending Kirby Road to Bathurst. Portion named for former York County Warden John William Gamble. Kirby was likely named for settler Nathaniel Kirby. [15] Kirby Road running from Dufferin to Albion-Vaughan Road, will likely become part this regional road in the future. In 2019, Gamble Road was realigned at Leslie Street to compensate for old surveying errors, and to create a continuous routing. [16]
York Regional Road 30.svg
York–Durham Line (Also Durham Regional Road 30)Queensville Sideroad in East Gwillimbury Steeles Avenue Markham, Whitchurch–Stouffville, East Gwillimbury Separates Durham Region and York Region. North of East Gwillimbury road continues as Concession Road 1 and Miles Road terminating at Highway 48 in Baldwin; south of Steeles/Taunton Road continues as Scarborough-Pickering Townline terminating at Finch Avenue.
York Regional Road 31.svg
Davis Drive Highway 400 York–Durham Region boundary Newmarket, East Gwillimbury, Whitchurch–Stouffville One of the busiest rural roads in York Region, separates East Gwillimbury and Whitchurch–Stouffville. The road is still referred to as Davis Drive east into Durham Region. the section west of Yonge Street was formerly part of Highway 9 before being downloaded to the region, although west of Highway 400 the road remains Highway 9. Named for the Davis Leather Company (moved to area by Andrew Davis, son of the founder of Lowell Tannery of King Township and later ran by son Elihu James Davis and Aubrey Davis). [17] [18]
York Regional Road 32.svg
Ravenshoe Road Holland River at a dead endLakeridge Road (Durham Regional Road 23) Georgina Pronounced "Ravens hoe"; runs from southeast of Keswick to Udora. Thomas and William Glover operated Ravenshoe Hotel on the roadway. [19]
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Glenwoods AvenueThe Queensway South Woodbine Avenue Georgina One of the busiest roads of Keswick, from the Queensway South-Woodbine Avenue
York Regional Road 34.svg
Bayview Avenue
Prospect Street
2nd Concession Road
Queensville Sideroad Steeles Avenue Markham, Richmond Hill, Aurora, Newmarket Very busy with a lot of traffic especially in Markham and Richmond Hill. A handful of York Region's government buildings can be found in Newmarket. The route is a continuation of Bayview Avenue in Toronto. Regional road status is interrupted between Davis Drive and Green Lane. [6]
York Regional Road 38.svg
Bathurst Street York Regional Road 1 (Former Highway 11) / Holland Landing Road Steeles Avenue Vaughan, King, Newmarket Continues from Toronto. The road was interrupted by the natural landscape in King where Old Bathurst Street runs further west and south of Mulock Drive.
York Regional Road 40.svg
Bloomington Road / 15th SideroadKeele Street York–Durham Line Richmond Hill, Whitchurch–Stouffville East of Bloomington, it was formerly Highway 47, one of the busiest rural roads in York Region

West of Bloomington it follows 15th Sideroad. Named for the hamlet of Bloomington in Stouffville.

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Doane Road Yonge Street Woodbine Avenue East Gwillimbury Runs from Holland Landing to south of Queensville. While not part of Regional Road 50, Doane Road exists in two secions: West of Yonge Doane Road West ends at East Branch of the Holland River and east of Woodbine Avenue runs to McCowan Road with break and continues from east of Highway 48 to York-Durham Townline. Named for Ebenezer Doane, Quaker settler in Newmarket and related to John Doane. [20]
York Regional Road 48.svg
Donald Cousens Parkway Major Mackenzie DriveSteeles Avenue Markham The road was built as a truck route (with trucks subsequently banned from Main Street Markham). Formerly called Markham Bypass from the 1980s to 1990s, the road is now named after the former mayor of Markham, Donald Cousens. The road is expected to be extended to Highway 48 in the future, with construction planned to start in 2026. [21]
York Regional Road 49.svg
Elgin Mills Road
Teston Road
Nashville Road
York Region/Peel Region Boundary (Peel Regional 50 / York Regional Road 24) Woodbine Avenue Vaughan, Richmond Hill, Markham York Regional Road status was interrupted between Highway 27 and Pine Valley Drive, and also between Keele Street and Dufferin Street. Elgin Mills was a post office established in Richmond Hill in 1900 and named for James Bruce, 8th Earl of Elgin. [22] Non-regional road section of Elgin Mills runs from Woodbine east to York-Durham Town Line (ends in Mongolia, Ontario). Road was also referred to as Peaches Sideroad as it passed through Peaches located at McCowan Road and Elgin Mills Road.
York Regional Road 51.svg
Yonge Street Queensville Sideroad Yonge Street East Gwillimbury The road passes through the centre of Holland Landing and is a bypassed (to through traffic) section of Yonge Street. Continuation of Yonge Street from southern York Region.
York Regional Road 53.svg
Dufferin Street Lloydtown-Aurora Road/18th SideroadSteeles Avenue King, Vaughan Sometimes referred to as 3rd Concession Road. Continues from Toronto. As non-regional road Dufferin runs north and ends at Holland Marsh.
York Regional Road 55.svg
Jane Street Highway 9 Steeles Avenue King, Vaughan Continues from Toronto. Two of the only TTC subway stations outside the City of Toronto are located on or near Jane Street in or near Vaughan Metropolitan Centre.
York Regional Road 56.svg
Weston Road Highway 9 Steeles Avenue King, Vaughan Formerly the 6th Concession Road. Continuation of Weston Road in Toronto. A short stub called Old Weston Road was the former alignment of the roadway that was removed to align with the Toronto section of the road. Non-regional road section of Weston Roads ends north of Highway 9 at Woodchoppers Lane.
York Regional Road 57.svg
Pine Valley DriveTeston RoadSteeles AvenueVaughanPine Valley Drive's York Regional Road status was interrupted between Langstaff Road and Rutherford Road
York Regional Road 65.svg
Warden Avenue Baseline RoadSteeles Avenue Markham, Whitchurch–Stouffville, East Gwillimbury Passes through the centre of the developing Downtown Markham. Several traffic lights cause traffic to jam frequently up between Apple Creek and Highway 7. Continuation of Warden Avenue in Toronto.
York Regional Road 67.svg
McCowan Road Southern segment - Bloomington Road/York Regional Road 40; Northern segment - Ravenshoe Road/York Regional Road 32Southern segment - Steeles Avenue; Northern segment - Davis Drive/York Regional Road 31. Before renaming it was signed as 7th Line.Markham, Whitchurch–Stouffville, East Gwillimbury, Georgina Continues from McCowan Road in Toronto from the southern border at Steeles Avenue to Baseline Road (York RR 8A) in Georgina in the north, a distance of some 53 kilometres (33 mi), with one break of about 250 metres (820 ft) in the middle of the concession between St. John's Sideroad in the south and Vivian Road (York RR 74) in the north because of a gorge of a tributary of the Black River. The entire length is signed as McCowan Road, but officially as York Regional Road 67 for only two segments: the southern segment, between Steeles Avenue in the south and Bloomington Road/York RR 40 in the north; and the northern segment, between Davis Drive/York RR 31 in the south and Ravenshoe Road/York RR 32 in the north.
York Regional Road 68.svg
Markham Road
Main Street Markham
Major Mackenzie DriveSteeles AvenueMarkhamFormerly Highway 48 (downloaded in 1997), the road becomes Highway 48 after Major Mackenzie Drive. Continuation of Markham Road south of Highway 401 in Toronto and from Steeles Avenue north to Highway 407 in Markham. Signed as Main Street Markham North north of Highway 7 and Main Street Markham South south of Highway 7.
York Regional Road 69.svg
Ninth LineAurora RoadSteeles AvenueMarkham, Whitchurch–StouffvilleWas at once considered for an expressway. 9th Line borders Cornell and is now changing from a rural road to somewhat of an urban thoroughfare due to urban sprawl, especially in Cornell. Road breaks at Copper Creek Drive after re-alignment in 2006-2007 and continues due west at Rouge Bank Drive to a dead end south of Sanders Drive near Donald Cousens Parkway; southern portion continues via deteour on Donald Cousens southwest then south at the hydro lines to traffic light at Steeles Avenue East along the Toronto-York Region border. Jog north of Donald Cousens will be likely be eliminated by future road work by the region. The name Ninth Line is the original assignment provided in the 1793-1794 surveying. [23] North of Aurora Road Ninth Line continues as local road to Vivian Creek Road and ends as a driveway into Mount Albert water tower. Sometimes referred to as 9th Concession Road.
York Regional Road 71.svg
14th Avenue/Alden Road/Centre StreetHighway 7York–Durham LineMarkham, VaughanYork Regional Road status interrupted between Warden Avenue and Bathurst Street. West of Warden Avenue it briefly is signed as Alden Road and resumes by turning north at lights at Hood Road. 14th Avenue ends at dead end at Highway 404 but section west of Woodbine was rerouted at a southwest angle. Former route west of 404 once ended at Leslie Street but was removed as a residential area developed. While a short section now called 14th Lane appears to be a stub of the old road allowance but aerial maps suggests Tanglewood Trail and parts of Lyndhurst Drive to Bronte Road are the former route. There are two sections of roadway re-routed: at Donald Cousens former section now a pathway ending at railway tracks (crossing marking removed); section west of Markham Road leads into plaza with signage as Old 14th Avenue. Centre Street begins at Yonge Street and heads westward and bends north after Dufferin Street to end at Highway 7. Although John Street, the remainder of Alden Road, and a section of Esna Park Drive create a more direct link between the majority of 14th Avenue and Centre Street (albeit partially with only two lanes and a jog at Yonge), they are not designated as Regional Road 71.
York Regional Road 72.svg
Langstaff RoadYork Region/Peel Region boundary Highway 7 VaughanThe road is interrupted twice. The first time is between Keele Street and Jane Street because of the CN rail yard. The second time is between Islington Avenue and Highway 27 because of the Humber River. Road likely linked to settler John Langstaff, whose property, along with Yonge Street, later became Langstaff Farm Jail. [24]
York Regional Road 73.svg
16th Avenue
Carrville Road
Rutherford Road
York Region/Peel Region boundaryYork–Durham LineVaughan, Richmond Hill, MarkhamOne of the busiest roads in York Region. It is often congested during rush hours in the vicinity of Vaughan Mills mall in Vaughan and between Kennedy Road and Warden Avenue in Markham. Road connects with Castlemore Road west of Highway 50 (now Peel Regional Road 50) in Brampton, then as Bovaird Drive (Peel Regional Roads 10 and 107) within Peel Region. In Halton Region (near Norval), the road continues west into Georgetown as the western segment of Highway 7.
York Regional Road 74.svg
Mulock Drive
Vivian Road
Bathurst StreetYork–Durham Line Newmarket, Whitchurch–Stouffville Passes through the Newmarket Theatre. Road likely to have been named for former Newmarket resident Sir William Mulock.

Follows or formerly 19th Sideroad.

York Regional Road 76.svg
Morton AvenueThe Queensway SouthWoodbine Avenue Georgina
York Regional Road 77.svg
Queensville SideroadBathurst StreetWoodbine Avenue East Gwillimbury Connects River Drive Park, Holland Landing and Queensville.
York Regional Road 78.svg
Metro RoadThe Queensway SouthDalton RoadGeorginaBuilt on the former right-of-way of the Toronto and York Radial Railway, it passes through the centre of the community of Keswick
York Regional Road 79.svg
Old Homestead Road
Station Road
Metro Road NorthPefferlaw RoadGeorginaFormer centre in northern Georgina, leads to the village of Pefferlaw.
York Regional Road 80.svg
Black River RoadDalton RoadPark RoadGeorginaNamed after Black River in Jackson's Point.
York Regional Road 81.svg
Weir's SideroadOld Homestead RoadRavenshoe RoadGeorginaPasses through the village of Virginia and the village of Pefferlaw.
York Regional Road 82.svg
Victoria RoadRavenshoe RoadLake Ridge Road (York Region/Durham Region Boundary)GeorginaThis was also declared as Durham Road 1, north of Ravenshoe Road.
York Regional Road 83.svg
Holland Landing RoadYonge StreetToll RoadEast GwillimburyPasses through the centre of Holland Landing, on the west side of the Holland River East branch.
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(Unsigned)
Steeles Avenue Highway 50York-Durham LineVaughan, Markham, Toronto Southern boundary of York Region, bordering Toronto and spanning the width of the Region (and Toronto), with a short section near Kipling Avenue entirely within Toronto where it dips south. Not signed and internally designated only.
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(Former)
Zenway BoulevardNorth end of Highway 427 at Highway 7VaughanFormer York Region-built non-freeway extension of Highway 427. Ran 700 m (2,300 ft) north from Highway 7 to Zenway Drive. Closed and removed August 8, 2020 due to construction to tie in existing Highway 427 lanes to extension work ahead of the freeway's completion (opened Sept 2021). [25] [26]

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Finch Avenue is an arterial thoroughfare that travels east–west in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The road continues west into the Regional Municipality of Peel as Regional Road 2 and east into the Regional Municipality of Durham as Regional Road 37.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Steeles Avenue</span> Road in Ontario, Canada

Steeles Avenue is an east–west street that forms the northern city limit of Toronto and the southern limit of York Region in Ontario, Canada. It stretches 77.3 km (48.0 mi) across the western and central Greater Toronto Area from Appleby Line in Milton in the west to the Toronto-Pickering city limits in the east, where it continues east into Durham Region as Taunton Road, which itself extends 58 km (36 mi) across the length of Durham Region to its boundary with Northumberland County.

King's Highway 27, commonly referred to as Highway 27, is a provincially maintained highway in the Canadian province of Ontario. The Ministry of Transportation of Ontario was once responsible for the length of the route, when it ran from Long Branch to Highway 93 in Waverley. Highway 27 followed a mostly straight route throughout its length, as it passed through the suburbs of Toronto, then north of Kleinburg the vast majority of the highway was surrounded by rural farmland. Today, only the southernmost 1.6 km (1 mi) from Highway 427 north to Mimico Creek is under provincial jurisdiction, the remainder of the route is maintained by the city of Toronto, York Region and Simcoe County.

King's Highway 48, also known as Highway 48, is a provincially maintained highway in southern Ontario that extends from Major Mackenzie Drive in Markham, through Whitchurch-Stouffville and East Gwillimbury, to Highway 12 south-east of Beaverton. The route is generally rural and straight, passing near several communities within the Regional Municipality of York. The route is 65.2 kilometres (40.5 mi) long. Most part of the road has a speed limit of 80 km/h (50 mph), except within town limits, where the speed limit is reduced to 60 km/h (37 mph) or 50 km/h (31 mph).

King's Highway 50, commonly referred to as Highway 50, was a provincially maintained highway in the Canadian province of Ontario. The highway, which was decommissioned in 1998, is still referred to as Highway 50, though it is now made up of several county and regional roads: Peel Regional Road 50, York Regional Road 24 and Simcoe County Road 50. The route began in the north end corner of the former Etobicoke at Highway 27 as Albion Road, and travelled northwest to Highway 89 west of the town of Alliston. En route, it passed through the villages of Bolton, Palgrave and Loretto. The road south of Bolton has become more suburban as development has encroached from the east and west; but despite this increased urbanization, the removal of highway status, and the fact that it runs through the former Albion Township, the Albion Road name has not been extended to follow it outside Toronto.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Sutton, Ontario</span> Unincorporated community in Ontario, Canada

Sutton is a suburban community located nearly 2 km south of Lake Simcoe in Ontario, Canada. The community was formerly a village but is now part of the Town of Georgina after amalgamation with it and North Gwillimbury in 1971. The Black River runs on the north end of the downtown. Highway 48 goes just south of the downtown. Sutton has a population of just over 6,000 people. Sutton is located about 1 hour north of Toronto.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Cornell, Markham</span> Planned Community in Ontario, Canada

Cornell is a neighbourhood in northeast Markham, Ontario and bounded by Highway 407, 16th Avenue, Ninth Line, and the Donald Cousens Parkway. The 2011 population of this area was 9,880. Adding Cornell North's 2,178 it has 12,058 residents.

The Bradford Bypass, also known as the Highway 400–404 Link is a proposed east–west 400-series highway in the northern Greater Toronto Area of the Canadian province of Ontario. The approximately 16.2-kilometre (10.1 mi) route is currently undergoing planning and analysis under an environmental impact assessment (EA) by the Ministry of Transportation of Ontario (MTO) and the Government of Ontario. If approved, a new four-lane controlled-access highway would be built between Highway 400 near Bradford in Simcoe County, and Highway 404 near Queensville in York Region. It would serve as a bypass to the north side of Bradford.

The city of Markham in Ontario, Canada, offers a complex transportation infrastructure. These include airports, highways, public transit, regional roads, municipality-funded roads, and train services.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Woodbine Avenue</span> Road in Ontario, Canada

Woodbine Avenue is a north–south arterial road consisting of two sections in Toronto and York Region in Ontario, Canada.

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